Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 449 | 350 | 284 | 274 | 171 | 158 | 81 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 238 | 73 | 72 | 98 | 98 | 218 | 275 | 269 | 139 | 98 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.77m | 8:41PM1.69m | 9:17AM1.80m | 9:43PM1.69m | 10:21AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:39PM0.33m | 4:00AM0.26m | 4:39PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 617 | 449 | 350 | 284 | 274 | 171 | 158 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 136 | 238 | 114 | 47 | 98 | 98 | 218 | 275 | 269 | 139 | 98 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 8 | 73 | 25 | 72 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 70 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 63 | 104 | 284 | 248 | 33 | 27 | 77 | 23 | 8 | 24 | — | 9 | 25 | 63 | 100 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 155 | 171 | 145 | 171 | 3 | 235 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 145 | 3 |
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